“Sistrunk looked angrily at Lettie and said, "I'm allowed to be paid for my time and expenses, plus there is the matter of the loans. When can I expect the money?""In due course," Jake said. "I want it now.""Well, you're not getting it now.""Then I'll sue.""Fine. I'll defend.""And I'll preside," Judge Atlee said. "I'll give you a trial date in about four years.”
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John Grisham,
Sycamore Row

“Cynical? Thats my fascination. I do hateful things, for which people love me, And lovable things for which they hate me. I am a friend of enemies, the enemy of friends; I am admired for my detestability. I am both Poles and the Equator, with no Temperate Zones between.”
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Jerome Lawrence,
Inherit the Wind

“You don't suppose this kind of thing is ever finished, do you? Tomorrow it'll be something else-and another fella will have to stand up. And you've helped give him the guts to do it!”
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Jerome Lawrence,
Inherit the Wind

“The reality and what it meant was slowly dawning: the betrayal, deception, and omission. Clandestine meetings. Evasion under questioning. In hindsight, Dana and Evan picked out the clues they’d missed, reevaluated the moments they’d been led astray, and tiptoed over possible theories as to how they’d been duped.”
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V.S. Kemanis,
Homicide Chart